Getting Free Long Distance, Part 1 - page 3

Something For Nothing

June 22, 2006

By
Carla Schroder

Registration is pretty simple, but there are a few little gotchas. The first
one is finding the registration pageï¿½click the "Learn More" tab, then click
the "Quick Start Guide" link. After you are signed up, click the "Extra Features"
link in your account and activate IAX. This is how you set it up to use your
Asterisk server. Keep hitting the "Submit" button until it says "Congratulations,
your changes have been successful." For any changes you make anywhere in your
account, be sure to look for a confirmation before moving on.

You may also want to fill out your user profile. This has useful options like
opting out of marketing emails, and selecting whether you want your listing
to be public, or unlisted.

Fire up AMP. Start with Setup -> Trunks -> Add IAX2 Trunk. Under "General Setting", set "Outbound Caller ID" to your FWD number, or people will see only your extension number.

Now go to "Outgoing Settings." The "Trunk Name" can be anything; it should be descriptive so you know what it's for, like "FWD."

"PEER Details" are just like this example, except you must substitute your own username, which is your FWD number, and password: